Senate

Sen. Joe Uecker said many feel like access to the information violates permit holders’ Second Amendment rights, but Dennis Hetzel, with the Ohio Newspaper Association, argues that the First Amendment is just as important as the second.

A Senate panel recently approved a bill that would allow conceal carry permit holders to carry firearms on campus grounds. The bill, which also allows colleges to opt-out of campus carry, has already passed the House and now goes to the Senate for consideration.

A decorated veteran and groundbreaking politician, Inouye represented the state of Hawaii in Congress since its statehood in 1959 and holds the distinction of being the highest ranking Asian American elected official in US history.